This issue is chock-full of actual Python news and, as usual, we’ve also got some interesting articles and tutorials for you.

Happy Pythoning!

— Dan Bader, Editor

2019 Python Steering Council Election ResultsVoting for the first Python steering council election following PEP 8100 closed on February 4. The members of the first steering council are: Barry Warsaw, Brett Cannon, Carol Willing, Guido van Rossum, Nick Coghlan. The council has broad authority to make decisions about the Python project, such as accepting or rejecting PEPs.PYTHON.ORG

Python Development in Visual Studio CodeIn this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Visual Studio Code for Python development. By following examples, you’ll cover everything from how to install and configure Visual Studio Code for Python development to how to run tests and debug application, so you can use this powerful tool.REAL PYTHON

Python Developers Survey 2018 ResultsResults of the official Python Developers Survey 2018 by the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains. More than 20k responses from more than 150 countries were collected. One takeaway as a teaser: Python 3 adoption hit 84%!PSF & JETBRAINS

Dense Matrices Implementation in PythonMachine learning algorithms often use matrices to store data and compute operations such as multiplications or singular value decomposition. In this article you’ll see how matrices are implemented in Python: how the data is stored and how much memory it consumes.STANISLAS MORBIEU

PyCon 2019 Reminders and Information“PyCon 2019 Early Bird tickets have sold out but registration at regular price is still available. If you are planning to attend, register soon as tickets will sell out and you don’t want to miss out on the largest Python Conference.”PYCON.BLOGSPOT.COM

Simple Dependent Types in PythonA dependent type is a type whose definition depends on a value. For example, a dependent function’s return type may depend on the value (not just type) of an argument. This article shows you how to implement type checking for dependent types with Mypy.NIKITA SOBOLEV

Articles & Tutorials

Python Quiz CollectionUse this collection of online Python quizzes as a fun way for you to check your learning progress and to test your skills. Each quiz takes you through a series of questions and you’ll receive a score at the end.REAL PYTHON

Tutorial for Writing a systemd Service in PythonMany Linux distributions use systemd to manage the system’s services (or daemons), for example to automatically start certain services in the correct order when the system boots. This tutorial will help you write your first systemd service using Python. Nice writeup!FLORIAN BRUCKER

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